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CANDELABRUM.

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JAMES T. OREILLY, OF LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE W. J. FEELEY COMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

I CANDELABRUM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 679,984, dated August 6, 1901.

Application filed .I une 7, 1900.

T0 all whom, it may concern.:

Be it known that I, JAMES T. OREILLY, a citizen -of the United States, residing at Lawrence, in the county of Essex and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Candelabra, of which the following is a specication.

This invention has reference to an improvement in Candelabra -and similar candle-supports; and it consists in the peculiar and novel construction and the combination of parts whereby the candle is supported in an open-ended tubular socket over a pan containing Water, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

In Candlesticks, and more particularly in the candelabra used in churches to support votive candles, the dripping wax or other material of the candle on the metal or other material of the candelabrum or candlestick mars the appearance ot' the same and requires considerable labor to clean the support. The sockets for the candles receive the melted ends of the candles and require to be dug out before other candles can be inserted. In the larger candelabrum the work of cleaning the sockets and removing the drippings is considerable. It mars and injures the structure, and the wax or other material is wasted.

The object of this invention is to secure greater cleanliness, save the labor of digging out the sockets, preserve the drippings, and reduce the danger from fire.

Figure l isa vertical sectional view of a candelabrum illustrating myinvention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of part of the candelabrum, showing the open-ended socket supported over a tray containing Water. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a candlestick, illustrating the invention.

Similar marks of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

The essential elements required to carry out the invention are contained in the candlestick shown in Fig. 4, in which a indicates a socket for the reception of a candle, (both the ends of the socket are open, so that when the candle has burned down into the socket the flame will sufficiently heat the socket to allow the end to drop from the socket,) b the support for the socket, and c a tray or dish it may turn in the cup 7.

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in which water may be placed to congeal the material of the candle and prevent the adherence to the surface of the tray. Approximately the same result would be obtained by the use of sand as a substitute for the water.

While the invention is applicable to all forms of candelabra, the candelabrum to which it is especially applicable is the votive candelabrurn used in Catholic churches, in

' which the devotee usually places one or more candles and in which it is essential that the sockets shall be always ready for the reception of candles. The construction of such Candelabra I will now describe more fully.

In the drawings, 1 indicates a substantial base-plate having a central recess 2. The conical base 3 is supported on the base-plate and forms the support of the `tubular post 4, which enters a socket in the boss 5, from which the brackets 6 extend radially to form the support of the tray c. The cup 7 rests in a socket in the boss 5 and is secured to the base-plate 1 by the screw-threaded rod S. The arms 9 9 are secured to the post 4and to the brackets 6 to give stability to the structure. In the cup 7 rests the boss 10, so that From the boss 10 the arms 11 extend radially tothe peripheral rim 12. The ring 13 connects the arms 1l, and additional arms 14 are placed between the rim 12 and ring 13. In the arms 11 and 14 the supports b, consisting of rings, are secured, and in the rings the open-ended socketsa are supported. The arrangement of the arms and sockets may be varied; but it is important that the saine may be turned with the boss 10.

In a socket in the boss 10 the tubular post 15 is rotatably supported. The tray c has a central sleeve with a shoulder resting on the end of the tubular post l5.. a socket and rests on the annular shoulder of the central sleeve on the tray c. The cross 17 has a screw-threaded socket engaging with the screw-.threaded end of the rod 18, secured at the other end to the lower end of the tubular post 15. Rods extend radially from the boss 16 to the rim 19 and form the supports for the open-ended sockets o.

The ornamental features may be changed and varied to suit the purchaser. A statue may take the place of the cross, and various The boss`16 has IOO other changes may be made, the essentialV fea-V tures being the open-ended sockets, the trays under the sockets adapted to hold water, and the facility of removing the trays for cleaning.

By unser-owing the cross the boss 16 and all connected with the same may be removed.

The tray o' may be removed for cleaning. The tubular post 15 may be lifted out of the boss 10. The socket and all connected With it may be lifted from the cup', and the tray c cleaned while in place or removed for cleaning. Y

While the candelabrum is in use, any candle burned down will automatically clear the standard supporting a removable tray adapted to contain water, a cup on the standard, a boss rotatably supported on the standard,sup ports connected with the boss and extending over the tray, and open-endedV sockets in the supports, whereby the candle-supports may be rotated and removed, as described.

2. In a candelabrum, the combination with a standard supporting a removable tray, and the removable tray, of arms rotatably supported over the tray, and open-ended sockets in the arms, whereby the candle-supporting arms may be rotated and the candles supplied to said sockets, as described.

' In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' JAS. T. OREILLY. Witnesses:

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